COTTON-EYED JOE
Performed By : Issac Payton Sweat
STARTS WITH VOCALS ONLY: Key of "C"
“Grab your partner do-sa-do cause here we come with the Cotton-Eyed Joe”
INTRO : PLAY VERSE INSTRUMENTALLY (2X)
VERSE /VOCAL
C
I’d been married long time ago
C G C
had not been for cotton-eyed Joe
C
Where did you come from..where did he go
C G C
Where did you come from cotton-eyed Joe?
INSTRUMENTAL : OVER VERSE
VERSE TWO
C
Got a ball-peen hammer and a two by four
C G C
Gonna whip the hell out of Cotton-eyed Joe
C
Where did you come from...where did he go
C G C
Where did you come from...Cotton-eyed Joe
INSTRUMENTAL: OVER VERSE
BRIDGE
C F C
Now what you say...(Bull -s**t!)
C G C
Y’all say what...(Bull-s**t!)
C F C
Still can’t hear you..(Bull-s**t!)
C G C
...Cotton-eyed Joe
INSTRUMENTAL: OVER VERSE
VERSE THREE
C
Made himself a fiddle,...Made himself a bow
C G C
Made a little tune...called the Cotton-Eyed Joe
C
Where did you come from...Where did you go
C G C
Where did you come from...Cotton-eyed Joe
INSTRUMENTAL: OVER VERSE
BRIDGE
INSTRUMENTAL : OVER VERSE
VERSE FOUR : Singer says “For you men only”
C
Your woman goes out with her best friend
C G C
for a shoppin’ spree ,she's back at 10
C
asked If she used my credit card
C G7 C
she said, “I don’t remember cause I’m awful tired”.
BRIDGE ( Now boys,.. Whatcha say....B-S )
INSTRUMENTAL : OVER VERSE
VERSE FIVE: Singer says “ For you women only”
C
Your man leaves out with his best friend
C G C
to the local bar ..for a taste of gin
C
back at four with his new best friend
C G C
He said,"I like you to meet Sarah Lynn"
BRIDGE ( Now ladies,..Whatcha say....B-S )
INSTRUMENTAL : FASTER OVER VERSE
INSTRUMENTAL : AGAIN FASTER OVER VERSE ....end